Subject: Re: Ultrix for Vax
To: Lord Isildur <mrfusion@jdwarren.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/10/2000 15:08:57
Wouldn't this be covered by the Ancient Unix licence from SCO?
David/absolute
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Lord Isildur wrote:
>
> hmm. what about those of us who own a source license and thus don't
> have problems with the AT&T encumberment?
>
> yes, the basic reason DEC/theQ cant give away ultrix like they did VMS is
> because they dont own 100% of ultrix. the at&t licensing they have
> prevents them from doing this.
>
> isildur
>
> On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Allison J Parent wrote:
> >
> > You have to get to the product manager and ask him.
> >
> > The basic scoop may be this. Ultrix is a version of BSD from my
> > understanding contains some of the encumbered AT&T code. So they
> > don't want to sell it(or support it) and they can't give it away.
> > At most they _may_ be able to sell a license.
> >
> > Allison
>